fiddler crab

fiddler crab

n.

Any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of coastal areas, the male of which has a greatly enlarged anterior claw.

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fiddler crab

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various burrowing crabs of the genus Uca of American coastal regions, the males of which have one of their anterior pincer-like claws very much enlarged

[referring to the rapid fiddling movement of the enlarged anterior claw of the males, used to attract females]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fiddler crab - burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male crab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers genus Uca, Uca - fiddler crabs

Translations

fiddler crab

n → Winkerkrabbe f